Tavertet Explained

Tavertet
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Spain Catalonia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Catalonia
Coordinates:41.9975°N 2.4197°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Barcelona
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:Osona
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Lurdes Rovira Plarromaní (2015)[1]
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:32.5
Elevation M:869
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code:08280

Tavertet (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /təβəɾˈtɛt/) is a small town located above some cliffs, 900m above sea level, in the area known as, north of the Guilleries, in the comarca of Osona in Catalonia.

Below the cliffs is Pantà de Sau, a reservoir that dammed the waters of the river Ter in the 1960s.Tavertet is nowadays a tourist-oriented town with many holiday homes, where Raimon Panikkar lived.Tavertet is linked by road BV5207 to the town of L'Esquirol, also known as Santa Maria de Corcó. There is also a minor road north of the village above the cliffs through a beech forest linking the town to Rupit.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ajuntament de Tavertet. Generalitat of Catalonia. 2015-11-13.
  2. Web site: El municipi en xifres: Tavertet. Statistical Institute of Catalonia. 2015-11-23.